目的:探讨磁性壳聚糖(后简称磁聚糖)纳米载体对血管平滑肌细胞的毒性及介导内皮型一氧化氮合酶(eNOS)基因对受损血管平滑肌细胞的转染效率、表达及对细胞增生的影响。方法:原位共沉淀法制备磁聚糖并耦合eNOS质粒;MTT法检测磁聚糖对血管平滑肌细胞生长的毒性;分别以重组腺病毒表达载体(AdCMV-eNOS)、磁聚糖-eNOS和磁聚糖空载体在外加磁场下转染受损血管平滑肌细胞,免疫荧光染色及RT-PCR测定eNOS表达,流式细胞术检测转染效率及血管平滑肌细胞周期和凋亡情况。结果:在浓度低于20 mg.ml-1时,磁聚糖对血管平滑肌细胞的生长无明显毒副作用;磁聚糖-eNOS组转染效率[(58.7±3.6)%]较AdCMV-eNOS组[(78.1±2.5)%]低,但两组均检测到eNOS mRNA和蛋白表达,且两组受损血管平滑肌细胞G0/G1期细胞较磁聚糖空载体组明显增多(P〈0.01),S/G2-M期细胞减少(P〈0.01),3组的细胞凋亡无显著差异(P〉0.05)。结论:正常浓度的磁聚糖对血管平滑肌细胞生长无抑制作用,该载体能成功介导eNOS基因的转染,延缓受损后血管平滑肌细胞增生周期。
Objective: To investigate the toxicity and transfection efficiency of magnetic chitosan nanoparticle as a vestor mediated eNOS gene delivery to vascular smooth muscle cells(VSMC) in vitro,and then the gene expression and effect on ballon-injured VSMC proliferation were also detected.Methods: Prepare chitosan coated magnetic nanoparticles by the in-situ co-precipitation reaction and couple eNOS plasmid.The cytotoxicity to VSMC of magnetic chitosan was evaluated by MTT.In the apposite magnetic field,recombinant adenovirus carried eNOS(AdCMV-eNOS),magnetic chitosan-eNOS complex and magnetic chitosan alone were transfected respectively into the cultured ballon-injured VSMC.The expression of the eNOS gene was detected by immunofluorescence and RT-PCR,and the VSMC generation cycle and apoptosis were examined by flow cytometer.Results: Below the concentration of 20 mg·ml^-1,magnetic chitosan nanoparticle had little toxic effect on VSMC proliferation.Though the transfection efficiency in magnetic chitosan-eNOS complex group[(58.7±3.6)%] was lower than that of AdCMV-eNOS group[(78.1±2.5)%],the expressions of eNOS gene in VSMC were detected in both groups by immunofluorescence and RT-PCR.By flow cytometer VSMC in G0/G1 stage were detected more in both groups abovementioned than the magnetic chitosan empty vestor group after gene transfer,while cells in S/G2-M were less.And no significant differences were found in apoptosis among the three groups.Conclusion: Normal concentration of magnetic chitosan nanoparticle vector has no inhibition on VSMC proliferation.It can efficiently mediate gene transfection into VSMC in vivo and delays the growth cycle of VSMC.